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35) “You didn’t do what I said”, the mother said to her son.

The mother

accused...

C. READING

Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

My best friend Jenny ... (36) ... on a TV quiz show a few nights ago. It

was very exciting. We all knew that she ... (37) ... be on, so all our friends

met at her parents’ house to watch it. Her parents videoed it too, of

course. The programme started at half past seven. We screamed and

clapped when we saw Jenny. She looked great. She had had her hair done,

and was wearing the new top she had bought the day before. She sat in the

chair in the middle of the studio while the ... (38) ... asked her some

questions. The questions got harder and harder as they increased in ... (39)

... . If she didn’t make any mistakes and get the most difficult question

right, she would win a million pounds. By this time, jerry had won a

thousand pounds. That was definitely hers, whatever happened. She

answered the next question correctly, which was worth five thousand

pounds. I didn’t know the answer, but she did know! Then with the next

question, she ... (40) ... a risk but got the answer wrong. She was gone out

of the game. Still, she had her thousand pounds, and we were very proud

of her.